The whole package- compensation, the risk, the educational expense, the quality of life at a regional, the competition and competitiveness for promotion, it all adds up and is clearly not very attractive to anyone who wants good things in life. I think that if people knew what they were getting into there would be no pilot surplus. I am convinced the real problem is the lack of dissemination of truthful information about the industry and the tendency for new pilots to allow their eyes to remain covered as to what they are getting into. It does not surprise me that they quit when they find out in 2 years.